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Evgeni V. Sokurenko is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans molecular biology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, endocrinology, and ecology. Sokurenko's research interests prominently include urinary tract infections management, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, Escherichia coli research studies, biochemical and structural characterization, and gut microbiota and health.

Their frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Microbiology, Pathogens, Journal of Molecular Biology, and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Recent papers by Sokurenko cover a variety of topics related to bacterial and viral mechanisms as well as microbial resistance and host-pathogen interactions. Selected recent publications are listed below:

  • Acquisition of the L452R Mutation in the ACE2-Binding Interface of Spike Protein Triggers Recent Massive Expansion of SARS-CoV-2 Variants, 2021, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Acquisition of the L452R mutation in the ACE2-binding interface of Spike protein triggers recent massive expansion of SARS-Cov-2 variants, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Bacteriophage Cocktail and Microcin-Producing Probiotic Escherichia coli Protect Mice Against Gut Colonization With Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131, 2022, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Increase in the community circulation of ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli despite reduction in antibiotic prescriptions, 2023, Communications Medicine
  • Strain and host-cell dependent role of type-1 fimbriae in the adherence phenotype of super-shed Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2021, International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Sokurenko has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Veronika Tchesnokova, Lydia Larson, Pearl Magala, Rachel E. Klevit, and Wendy E. Thomas. These collaborations involve multiple publications, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • The Epidemic of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli ST131 Is Driven by a Single Highly Pathogenic Subclone, H30-Rx

    Lance B. Price;Lance B. Price;James R. Johnson;Maliha Aziz;Maliha Aziz;Connie Clabots

  • Pathogenic adaptation of Escherichia coli by natural variation of the FimH adhesin

    Evgeni V. Sokurenko;Veronika Chesnokova;Daniel E. Dykhuizen;Itzhak Ofek

  • Biophysics of catch bonds.

    Wendy E. Thomas;Viola Vogel;Evgeni Sokurenko

  • Shear-dependent 'stick-and-roll' adhesion of type 1 fimbriated Escherichia coli

    Wendy E. Thomas;Lina M. Nilsson;Manu Forero;Evgeni V. Sokurenko

  • Abrupt Emergence of a Single Dominant Multidrug-Resistant Strain of Escherichia coli

    James R Johnson;Veronika Tchesnokova;Brian D Johnston;Connie Clabots

  • Structural Basis for Mechanical Force Regulation of the Adhesin FimH via Finger Trap-like β Sheet Twisting

    Isolde Le Trong;Pavel Aprikian;Brian A. Kidd;Manu Forero-Shelton;Manu Forero-Shelton

  • Pathoadaptive mutations: gene loss and variation in bacterial pathogens

    Evgeni V. Sokurenko;David L. Hasty;David L. Hasty;Daniel E. Dykhuizen

  • FimH forms catch bonds that are enhanced by mechanical force due to allosteric regulation.

    Olga Yakovenko;Shivani Sharma;Manu Forero;Veronika Tchesnokova

  • The Two-Pathway Model for the Catch-Slip Transition in Biological Adhesion

    Yuriy V. Pereverzev;Oleg V. Prezhdo;Manu Forero;Evgeni V. Sokurenko

  • Escherichia coli ST131-H22 as a Foodborne Uropathogen.

    Cindy M. Liu;Cindy M. Liu;Cindy M. Liu;Marc Stegger;Marc Stegger;Maliha Aziz;Maliha Aziz;Timothy J. Johnson

  • Catch-Bond Model Derived from Allostery Explains Force-Activated Bacterial Adhesion

    Wendy Thomas;Manu Forero;Manu Forero;Olga Yakovenko;Lina Nilsson;Lina Nilsson

  • Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131 (ST131) Subclone H30 as an Emergent Multidrug-Resistant Pathogen Among US Veterans

    Aylin Colpan;Brian Johnston;Brian Johnston;Stephen Porter;Connie Clabots

  • FimH family of type 1 fimbrial adhesins: functional heterogeneity due to minor sequence variations among fimH genes.

    E V Sokurenko;H S Courtney;D E Ohman;P Klemm

  • Catch-bond mechanism of force-enhanced adhesion: counterintuitive, elusive, but ... widespread?

    Evgeni V. Sokurenko;Viola Vogel;Wendy E. Thomas

  • Quantitative differences in adhesiveness of type 1 fimbriated Escherichia coli due to structural differences in fimH genes.

    E V Sokurenko;H S Courtney;J Maslow;A Siitonen

  • High-resolution two-locus clonal typing of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli.

    Scott J. Weissman;James R. Johnson;Veronika Tchesnokova;Mariya Billig

  • Point mutations in FimH adhesin of Crohn's disease-associated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli enhance intestinal inflammatory response.

    Nicolas Dreux;Jérémy Denizot;Margarita Martinez-Medina;Alexander Mellmann

  • Development of a Web Tool for Escherichia coli Subtyping Based on fimH Alleles

    Louise Roer;Veronika Tchesnokova;Rosa Lundbye Allesøe;Mariya Muradova

  • Interdomain interaction in the FimH adhesin of Escherichia coli regulates the affinity to mannose.

    Pavel Aprikian;Veronika Tchesnokova;Brian Kidd;Olga Yakovenko

  • Uncoiling mechanics of Escherichia coli type I fimbriae are optimized for catch bonds.

    Manu Forero;Olga Yakovenko;Evgeni V Sokurenko;Wendy E Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Johnson
James R. Johnson University of Minnesota
Lance B. Price
Lance B. Price George Washington University
Brian D. Johnston
Brian D. Johnston University of Minnesota
Daniel E. Dykhuizen
Daniel E. Dykhuizen Stony Brook University
Ferric C. Fang
Ferric C. Fang University of Washington
Marc Stegger
Marc Stegger Statens Serum Institut
Michael A. Kuskowski
Michael A. Kuskowski University of Minnesota
Oleg V. Prezhdo
Oleg V. Prezhdo University of Southern California
Paul Thuras
Paul Thuras University of Minnesota
Roland K. Strong
Roland K. Strong Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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